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Special Clauses:
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Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
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WHEREAS, since the creation of the Utah Highway Patrol in 1935, 14 Highway Patrol
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officers have been killed in the line of duty;
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WHEREAS, the 14 Utah Highway Patrolmen who have been killed in the line of duty
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are Patrolman George "Ed" VanWagenen and Troopers Armond A. "Monty" Luke, George Dee
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Rees, Charles D. Warren, John R. Winn, William J. Antoniewicz, Robert B. Hutchings, Ray
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Lynn Pierson, Daniel W. Harris, Joseph "Joey" S. Brumett III, Dennis "Dee" Lund, Doyle R.
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Thorne, Randy K. Ingram, and Thomas S. Rettberg;
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WHEREAS, for the families of these officers who have paid the ultimate price for their
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service, there is often very little that can be done to stem the tide of their grief and suffering, or
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to help them move on with their lives;
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WHEREAS, the families of these officers killed in the line of duty have been involved
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in, and have supported, the creation of roadside memorials that are placed near the location of
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the incidents that caused the deaths of their loved ones;
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WHEREAS, each memorial represents a Utah Highway Patrol officer who died in the
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line of duty and service to the state of Utah and its citizens;
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WHEREAS, a white cross has become widely accepted as a symbol of a death, and not
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a religious symbol, when placed along a highway;
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WHEREAS, the memorials remind the citizens of Utah and this nation of the price that
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is too often paid for safety and freedom;
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WHEREAS, the memorials also console the family members left behind, who too often
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consist of young mothers and young children;
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WHEREAS, the primary feature of the memorials is a white cross, which was never
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intended as a religious symbol, but as a symbol of the sacrifice made by these highway patrol
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officers;

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WHEREAS, the beehive emblem, which is also the official state emblem, is attached to
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the cross because the emblem is worn as part of the official Utah Highway Patrol uniform;
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WHEREAS, the purchase and placement of these memorials has been accomplished
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with private funds only; and
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WHEREAS, given the heartfelt yet nonsectarian intentions of the memorials, removing
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or tampering with them would clearly convey an absence of concern, respect, and recognition
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of the sacrifices made by these officers and their families:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
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Governor concurring therein, express support for the Utah Highway Patrol's use of white
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crosses, or other appropriate symbols as requested by the family, as roadside memorials as a
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means to pay tribute to the heroes from the ranks of the Utah Highway Patrol who have fallen
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and to their families.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the surviving
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spouse or nearest relative of each Utah Highway Patrol Officer who has been killed in the line
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of duty and service to the citizens of Utah, the Utah Highway Patrol, and the Utah Highway
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Patrol Association.